On March 2, he returned to the skating ring for the first time since his parents’ death. His first performance was for the “Legacy on Ice” event in Washington, D.C. It was a moving tribute to all the lives that were lost, and after, filled with emotions, he fell to his knees.

Maxim Naumov, a figure skater whose parents Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov died in the American Airlines plane crash in January, shared they had switched their flight shortly before the tragedy.

Max Naumov's parents, Olympians Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, died in the tragic D.C. plane crash that rocked the skating world.

Sixty-seven people were killed in the midair collision, 28 of whom were members of the figure skating community. Naumov, 23, told "TODAY" co-anchor Craig Melvin that his parents changed flights before the tragic accident.

There were six lives taken far too soon from The Skating Club of Boston community back in January when their plane coming from Wichita, Kansas collided mid-air with a military hel

Figure skating united on Wednesday as the World Championships in Boston mourned the victims of a January plane crash that claimed the lives of several skaters and coaches.Twenty-eight of the 67 people who perished when an American Airlines plane collided with a military helicopter in Washington DC on January 30 were members of the figure skating community.

A memorial ceremony called “Tribute and Remembrance” was held prior to Wednesday evening’s pairs competition at the World Figure Skating Championships at TD Garden to honor the 28 members of the figure skating community who died in a Jan.

It has been not quite two months since six members of the Skating Club of Boston died in a plane crash outside of Washington, D.C.

The ISU World Figure Skating Championships is coming to Boston and the event will also honor community members killed in a plane crash​ earlier this year.